SPEARMINT - Definition

Pronunciation:		'speeumint
WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] common garden herb having clusters of small purplish flowers and yielding an oil used as a flavoring

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	Synonyms:	Mentha spicata

	See Also:	mint, spearmint oil

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Spear"mint`\, n. [So named from its spiry, not capitate, inflorescence. --Dr. Prior.] (Bot.) A species of mint ({Mentha viridis}) growing in moist soil. It vields an aromatic oil. See {Mint}, and {Mentha}.